8 November 2020

That hurt!!

Today was just one mile. The calf hurt enough that I had to walk back. More like limp back. I can’t believe this one is giving me so much trouble. Usually I am able to get rid of most running injuries with a couple of weeks’ rest. This one is on its sixth week now…

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7 November 2020

Fall Color Ride

Had an enjoyable ride up in the mountains today with John. The section between Faussett Lake and Burnt Mountain was brilliantly colored. Just last week, this stretch was all green. All the colorful leaves had fallen due to Zeta.

The Youtube video does not do justice to the colors (blurring due to reduction of file size).

7 November 2020

The 2 Honda CTX 700s

John and I took a break at Lake Fausset. The sky was overcast and the trees around the lake had not yet caught the colors. (We had to go a little more uphill for that).

Here are our near identical bikes together. (mine in 2018 and his is 2019)

7 November 2020

What goes best with a cup of cappuccino?

Sometimes it is sitting down to write a letter with a fountain pen!! There is something about the way a fountain pen’s nib glides over paper that just cannot be replicated by a ballpoint pen or a pencil. There is enough friction to slow you down but not too much to make it jerky irritating. Sometimes though, the flow of ink can be a problem. This is mainly due to the paper quality (and sometimes the brand of ink). There are very few brands of paper I have found in the US that have the right texture to neither bleed nor blot. If you know of any that you have been happy with, do let me know.

Meanwhile, if you are stuck at home with Covid, have you thought of giving going retro a shot? Like paper, pen and ink writing. The good old way? No auto-correct though. You have to scratch it over!!